Burglar doesn't find much at govt official's home, leaves behind note
Dewas(PTI): Disappointed at not being able to find enough cash and valuables at the residence of a government official in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, a burglar left behind a note there asking "why the house was locked when there was no money" kept at home, police said on Monday.
A copy of the note also surfaced on social media in which the burglar wrote "Jab paise nahi they toh lock nahi karna tha collector (when there was no money, it should not have been locked, collector).
Kotwali police station in-charge Umrao Singh said Rs 30,000 cash and some jewellery items were stolen from the residence of Trilochan Singh Gaur, currently posted as sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) at Khategaon town in the district.
The SDM came to know about the theft when he returned home on Saturday night after a gap of a fortnight. Notably, top district police officials live in the area where the SDM's official residence is located.
Singh said a hand-written note, possibly written by the burglar, was found at Gaur's residence. The thief apparently used the government officer's note-pad and pen to write the note, police sources said.
The police have launched an investigation into the incident and registered an FIR against unidentified persons, Singh said
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Viral videos show female prof getting 'married' to student in classroom, varsity orders probe
Kolkata, Jan 29 (PTI): Viral videos of a senior female professor getting "married" to a student in the classroom at a state-run university in West Bengal triggered a furore, following which an inquiry was ordered on Wednesday, officials said.
The professor claimed that it was a drama that was part of her class.
The incident happened at the Applied Psychology Department of the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) at Haringhata in Nadia district, they said.
The videos showed the professor, who was dressed like a bride, and a first-year student performing various rituals of a Hindu Bengali wedding, including 'sindoor daan' and 'mala bodol', in the classroom.
As the videos went viral, triggering criticism and outrage, the varsity formed a three-member inquiry panel and sought clarification from the professor, officials said.
The professor told the varsity authorities that it was a psycho-drama demonstration, which was part of her class, and not real, they said.
The videos were taken for in-house documentation and were "leaked" to show the Applied Psychology Department in a poor light, she claimed.
The professor was, however, asked to go on leave till the inquiry is concluded, officials said.
The inquiry is being conducted by a committee, comprising three female faculty members of other departments, they said.
MAKAUT's officiating vice-chancellor Tapas Chakraborty said, "The professor has explained that it was part of a demonstration on her subject. The videos were not for external circulation."
"She emphasised that there was no impropriety, no immoral conduct and it was purely an academic project. But, in the wake of the controversy and the videos going viral on social media, we have asked her to proceed on leave for the time being, till the committee submits its findings," he said.
The student has also been asked not to join classes till the probe is concluded, he added.
The professor later told reporters that the entire recording was not uploaded on social media, and only some parts were posted with an "ulterior motive".
"I fail to comprehend how it was considered to be real. There seems to be an ulterior motive behind deliberately editing one part of the entire thing and uploading it on social media, giving a different twist. Being a single woman, I am shaken and upset over the attempts to malign me," she said.
"I have already initiated legal process against attempts to malign me," she added.
She expressed gratitude to the varsity authorities "for understanding my position and being on my side".
"They have asked me not to report for work till the inquiry is complete and I respect the decision," she said.
A lady Professor in MAKAUT is 'getting married' to her young student in the office. pic.twitter.com/coXaVGH7s7
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